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The permanent secretary for a now dissolved ministry has retired, a Government spokeswoman has announced. Wayne Carey, who served for the Ministry of Social Development and Sport, stepped down from Government service today. Derrick Binns, the head ...

Statement from the Coalition for the Protection of Children: We are encouraged by the government’s clear commitment to dismantling systems of inequality through several restorative initiatives that include lowering energy and healthcare costs, mortga...

A nursery shut down after a 12-month-old boy suffered a serious head injury has filed an appeal against the Government’s closure order, a lawyer for the daycare centre said yesterday. Heavenly Blessings Nursery and Preschool was told to cease operati...

The former social development minister rejected a claim yesterday that he was fired from Cabinet for his handling of an inquiry into allegations that children in care were mistreated. Sources claimed Michael Weeks was ousted because he insisted that ...

The Attorney-General was accused yesterday of confusion in a row over the representation of vulnerable children in court proceedings. The claim came after Tiffanne Thomas, a freelance social worker, announced she was to quit as a litigation guardian ...

An overseas doctor is in Bermuda to discuss how healthcare professionals should handle tough topics with their patients. Christy Simpson, head of the bioethics department at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine in Canada, will give a series of...

Midwifery in Bermuda could be line for an overhaul — just as a new book is published calling for more choice in childbirth on the island. The Ministry of Health told The Royal Gazette it was “actively engaging” with Bermudian and overseas midwives to...

A Cabinet shake-up will increase the ministerial salary bill by nearly 20 per cent. The new total is $1,338,964, an increase of $221,851 on the $1,117,113 bill before last week’s Cabinet reshuffle. It is also a significant spike compared with the las...

A Bermudian-registered tanker was attacked by pirates near Nigeria early Tuesday morning. The Department of Marine and Ports received a report at 2.25am that day from the LNG tanker River Niger stating the vessel was under attack in the Gulf of Guine...

The battle over same-sex marriage returned to the courts yesterday for the start of a three-day hearing in the Court of Appeal. The Attorney-General will argue that former Chief Justice Ian Kawaley erred in a ruling that reopened the door for same-se...